Four years after Gov. Chris Christie won a narrow victory in Bayonne, local voters picked democrat Phil Murphy over Republican candidate Kim Guadagno as their new governor by a two-to-one margin, according to unofficial election tallies provided to The Jersey Journal by City Clerk Robert Sloan.

This year's election comes in stark contrast to New Jersey's last gubernatorial race. Comparatively, during the 2013 gubernatorial race, Bayonne residents picked Gov. Chris Christie to lead the state by a tight margin. Not including provisional and mail-in ballots, 5,110 votes were cast for Christie, while 5,087 were cast for his Democratic challenger, Barbara Buono, according to results provided by the Hudson County Clerk's Office.

As may have been expected, turnout this year dropped sharply compared to last year's general election, which featured the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Michael Alonso, the Republican candidate vying for an Assembly seat in the 31st District against Chiaravalloti and McKnight, lost by more than 3,000 votes.

He didn't put all of his eggs into one basket, though.

Alonso was the second highest vote-getter in the local school board race, where three 3-year terms were up for grabs.

He was topped only by Christopher Munoz, who won re-election by garnering 2,484 votes -- more than 500 more votes than Alonso's 1,976 votes, according to the county unofficial tallies, which do not included provisional and mail-in ballots.

"I'm ecstatic. I can't believe it actually to be honest with you," Munoz told The Jersey Journal. "We're just very happy that Bayonne heard our message and they wanted it. I can now serve the community for another three years."

Maria Valado, the third highest vote-getter, received 1,796 votes -- beating out Sharma Montgomery by just 81 votes.

Valado was endorsed by both Mayor Jimmy Davis and Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti.